Quote of the week
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”–The late Eli Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor
“Welcome to Europe’s 4 capitals of anti-Semitism”
By Giulio Meotti, Israel National News— If I wrote from the point of view of my personal interest as a non Jew, I would tell Europe’s Jews: stay here, on our side, because your departure would bring irreparable harm. If I look at what better serves the interests of the Jews, it would not be so…
General Mattis and the Fatah Tautology
By Caroline Glick, JPOST— On Friday, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will visit Israel as part of a tour of the region that will bring him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Djibouti. The declared purpose of Mattis’s trip is to “reaffirm key US military alliances, engage with strategic partners in the Middle East…
Scripture Reading for April 22, 2017
Torah: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47, “Shemini” (Eighth … ) Haftorah; II Samuel 6:1 – 7:17 New Testament: Hebrews 8:1 – 6 Gospel: Luke 24:44 – 53, “Kol ha’catov” (All that is written … )
Why does America’s largest cell carrier call Israel ‘Palestine?’
By Karen McDonough/JNS.org— When Mark Rosenblatt touched down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv April 5 and powered on his cell phone, he got the surprise of his mobile technology life. Rosenblatt received a text message from his cell phone carrier, Verizon, reading, “Welcome to Palestine.” “I did a double take,” said Rosenblatt, a…
Russian envoy, Foreign Ministry to discuss recognition of J’lem as capital
By Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post— Russia’s Ambassador to Israel Alexander Shein is expected to meet in the coming days with senior Foreign Ministry officials to discuss the significance of its surprise announcement earlier this month to recognize west Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. Shein is expected to tell his interlocutors that Moscow…
‘Israel must be ready for confrontation with Hamas this summer’
By JPost— Israel should get ready for a possible escalation with Hamas in the summer, according to Housing and Construction Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday. “We must be prepared for a confrontation with Hamas this summer,” he said, speaking to Army Radio. A member of the security cabinet and a former IDF general, Gallant continued,…
Hate-crime in Ukraine? You must be joking!
By Dr Inna Rogatchi– The Death of a Rabbi Nowadays, there is hardly a holiday in Jewish life which comes without a cloud of sorrow. Just days ago, we were mourning the life of 21-year old British student taken so senselessly and so brutally in another terrorist attack in the heart of Jerusalem. And then,…
Magog, Meshach, Tubal, Persia and Today
By Bill Wilson, Daily Jot— A possibly significant prophetic event occurred over the weekend when voters in Turkey passed a referendum to afford the country’s president near dictatorial powers by replacing the nation’s parliamentary system with a presidential government. Associated Press reports that some 18 changes will “allow the president to appoint ministers, senior government…